Geographical Location: United States

July 11, 2016

Restoring arid western habitats — from The Wildlife Professional

Native Plants Maximize Wildlife Conservation Effectiveness Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and other pollinating insects have garnered a lot of attention recently from federal and state...

July 11, 2016

Michigan expands CWD management zone

The spread of chronic wasting disease — a deadly neurological disease in deer and other cervids — into more counties in Michigan has caused the Michigan Natural Resources Commission to...

July 7, 2016

Wild Cam: Where are fishers found in New York State?

Fishers haven’t always been prevalent in the central and western parts of New York State. In fact, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, populations declined rapidly due to unregulated...

July 5, 2016

The Wildlife Professional July/August issue is online

Don’t miss the latest issue of The Wildlife Professional. Read about how drought impacts western wildlife in our cover story, Dried Up. Also learn about the critical role of livestock...

July 5, 2016

New rules to prevent CWD in Texas

In an effort to control chronic wasting disease — a fatal and contagious neurological condition that affects deer — Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners recently adopted new rules to regulate...

June 29, 2016

JWM Study: Getting the sun to shine down on rattlesnakes

The natural succession of tall, woody shrub vegetation in the last 50 or so years at an isolated wetland site in upstate New York has reduced the number of basking...

June 27, 2016

Celebrate the National Park Service’s Centennial in North Carolina

Good news! Not only do you get to visit the great state of North Carolina for TWS 2016, but you get to visit during one of the most spectacular times...

June 21, 2016

Grasslands in peril in the Midwest

North Dakota has enjoyed a booming economy in the past decade, but it has paid for that growth with vast stretches of ecologically rich grasslands, The Washington Post reports. The...

June 16, 2016

Linking science and management at this year’s Annual Conference

While The Wildlife Society includes a wide variety of professionals and students who are focused on wildlife science, management and conservation, under the leadership of TWS President Gary Potts the...

June 9, 2016

Toxoplasmosis parasite widespread even in healthy nene geese

Hawaii’s native geese may be too big for cats to hunt, but that doesn’t mean they are safe from the invasive predators. Parasites spread by cat feces kill about 4...